Azure – CI\/CD, Security & Monitoring

Here is one of my recent IT consulting missions where I helped a cloud-based company improve their deployment workflows and cloud security.

Client: Veltrix Digital (Digital Transformation / DevOps)
Consultant: Samuel Ndala – Cloud & DevOps Consultant
Duration: 1 week
Delivery Date: April 18, 2024

Project Summary

Veltrix Digital was preparing to deploy a new internal web application to Azure App Service. The mission was to set up a complete CI/CD pipeline with secure secrets management, enforce access control, and configure real-time monitoring for production readiness.

Objectives

  • Implement CI/CD pipeline with GitHub Actions and Azure CLI

  • Integrate Azure Key Vault for secret management

  • Apply RBAC & MFA to enforce secure access

  • Enable Application Insights and Log Analytics for observability

  • Automate deployment to Azure App Service

Architecture Overview

The following architecture was designed to support secure DevOps automation using Azure-native services:

Implementation

🔧 CI/CD Pipeline

  • GitHub Actions triggered on main branch push

  • Steps: checkout → npm install → build → Azure Login → deploy via Azure CLI

  • Deployment targets a production slot on Azure App Service

  • Secrets stored and pulled securely from Azure Key Vault

    🔒 Security Configuration

    • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) assigned per environment

    • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) enforced at the tenant level

    • GitHub Actions uses OpenID Connect (OIDC) for secure authentication

    📈 Monitoring & Observability

    • Application Insights enabled for real-time telemetry

    • Log Analytics workspace connected for detailed queries

    • Alerts set on HTTP error rates and app response time

CI/CD Deployment

Results & Impact

  • 🚀 Application deployed to production in under 10 minutes

  • 🔐 Secrets never exposed — fully integrated Key Vault access

  • 📊 Dashboard visibility via Log Analytics for performance metrics

  • 💡 DevOps process now replicable across other internal apps

Visual Summary

Conclusion

This report helped Veltrix Digital mature their DevOps practices and enforce secure software delivery through automation. By combining Azure-native tools with GitHub Actions, the deployment is now faster, safer, and observable in real time.

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